Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens ... Admiral George Dewey's exploits in the Philippines also captured the public's imagination and in the long run proved more significant.

Aguinaldo defeated Spanish forces in several battles and ... By the end of the Philippine War in 1902, more 40,000 Filipinos and 4,000 American soldiers were dead.

Following their victory over Spain in the Battle of Manila Bay in May 1898, the U.S. acquired the Philippines through the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War. 4. Philippine ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The handing over of Guam and Philippines would have greater repercussions down the road, as placed the United States on a collision course with another ...

The Philippines was the valuable Spanish colony in Asia. The British were able to capture both ports, but they held limited ...

After the defeat of the Spanish in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Cebuanos stormed the fort and raised the Philippine flag aloft. The square is now known as Plaza Independencia. Scattered ...

She said that what I wanted were “magdalenas.” I was to find out later that mamon is the vulgar Spanish word for breasts! In the Philippines, we have lemon mamon, toasted mamon, even fluffy mamon. We ...

when the American Veterans of Foreign Service and the National Society of the Army of the Philippines were organized to secure rights and benefits for veterans of the Spanish–American War (1898 ...